Planning application
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Sycamore tree to fell (sooty bark & decline).
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0913/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0913/TC
- Type
- TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Sherrards
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL8 7SD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/1294/TC Awaiting decision
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
T28 Deadwood - Crown Clean Oak; T30 Crown Reduce back to previous- Remove Deadwood Oak; T34 Die Back - Fell and Grind Elm; T36 Pollard at 6m Sycamore; T41 Dead tree - Fell and Grind Goat Willow; T59 Crown reduction 2-3m Hornbeam; T64 Re pollard back to previous Hornbeam; T65 Re pollard back to previous Hornbeam; T69 Crown reduction 2-3m Hornbeam; T73 Major Deadwood - reduce by 4-5m Oak; T79 Crown reduction 20% - Deadwood Oak; T80 Crown reduce by 2-3m - Deadwood Oak; T103 Fell to ground level Birch; T104 Fell to ground level Cherry; T113 Decay main Stem - Monolith at 2m Hornbeam; T114 Fell to ground level Hornbeam; T122 Crown reduction 2-3m Hornbeam; T124 Remove basel Holly; T127 Pollard at 4m Willow; T129 Deadwood - Crown Clean Beech; T133 Fell to ground level Whitebeam; T134 Hallow tones around FFB - Fell & Grind Whitebeam; T136 Re pollard back to previous Lime; T137 Crown lift 2.4m Cypress; T138 Crown lift 2.4m Cypress; T139 Re pollard back to previous Lime; T141 Re pollard back to previous Lime; T142 Arial inspection Lime; and T143 Re pollard back to previous Ash.
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6/2024/1850/VAR Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Variation of condition 2 (details of replacement doors) on application ref: 6/2024/0468/LB
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6/2024/0468/LB Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Installation of replacement windows, doors and glazed screens to the external elevation and entrance lobby
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6/2022/1729/COND Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (internal plaster removal) and condition 2 (existing and proposed surface finish) on listed building consent 6/2021/2497/LB
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6/2021/1284/TC Granted
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Reduce 1 x Hawthorn tree by 3m, re-pollard 1 x Weeping Willow tree, reduce 1 x Silver Birch tree by 2m, reduce 12 x Hornbeam trees by 3m, fell 1 x Oak tree, reduce 1 x Oak tree by 3m, raise crown of 2 x Conifer by 2.5m covered by conservation area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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22 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 22 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
97% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct
T28 Deadwood - Crown Clean Oak; T30 Crown Reduce back to previous- Remove Deadwood Oak; T34 Die Back - Fell and Grind Elm; T36 Pollard at 6m Sycamore; T41 Dead tree - Fell and Grind Goat Willow; T59 Crown reduction 2-3m Hornbeam; T64 Re pollard back to previous Hornbeam; T65 Re pollard back to previous Hornbeam; T69 Crown reduction 2-3m Hornbeam; T73 Major Deadwood - reduce by 4-5m Oak; T79 Crown reduction 20% - Deadwood Oak; T80 Crown reduce by 2-3m - Deadwood Oak; T103 Fell to ground level Birch; T104 Fell to ground level Cherry; T113 Decay main Stem - Monolith at 2m Hornbeam; T114 Fell to ground level Hornbeam; T122 Crown reduction 2-3m Hornbeam; T124 Remove basel Holly; T127 Pollard at 4m Willow; T129 Deadwood - Crown Clean Beech; T133 Fell to ground level Whitebeam; T134 Hallow tones around FFB - Fell & Grind Whitebeam; T136 Re pollard back to previous Lime; T137 Crown lift 2.4m Cypress; T138 Crown lift 2.4m Cypress; T139 Re pollard back to previous Lime; T141 Re pollard back to previous Lime; T142 Arial inspection Lime; and T143 Re pollard back to previous Ash.
Awaiting decision Trees -
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Reduce 1 x Hawthorn tree by 3m, re-pollard 1 x Weeping Willow tree, reduce 1 x Silver Birch tree by 2m, reduce 12 x Hornbeam trees by 3m, fell 1 x Oak tree, reduce 1 x Oak tree by 3m, raise crown of 2 x Conifer by 2.5m covered by conservation area
Granted Trees 1 doc -
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Installation of replacement windows, doors and glazed screens to the external elevation and entrance lobby
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 4 docs -
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Variation of condition 2 (details of replacement doors) on application ref: 6/2024/0468/LB
Granted Amendments 3 docs -
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SD
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (internal plaster removal) and condition 2 (existing and proposed surface finish) on listed building consent 6/2021/2497/LB
Granted Conditions -
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